Skillet, griddle, and bake-pan oiler.



withaoo Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

g WILLIAM F. BLAKE, 0F DETROIT", MICHIGAN.

SKILLET," GRIDDLE': AN D BAKE-PAN OILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

Application filed February 14, 1916. Serial No. 78,232.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. BLAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of 5 Michigan,have invented a new and useful Skillet, Griddle, and Bake-Pan Oiler, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to skillet,griddle and bake pan oilers in which acloth or webbing to apply the cooking oil is held fast in a handle; andthe objects of my improvement are, first, to provide an eflicient deviceof the type named; second, to provide a handle that holds the clothsecurely; and, third, to provide a device in which it is an easy matterto remove the old cloth and insert a new one.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Figure 1 is a view of the device as a whole whenready for use; Fig. 2, a vertical section on the line ww of Fig. 1; andFig. 3, a detail view of the holding band.

Similar figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The device is spade-shaped and consists of the handle 1, the blade 2,the cloth or webbing 3, and the holding band 9. On each side of blade 2just below the handle 1 are the extensions 4.- and at the lower edge ofthe blade are similar extensions 5, just a little above are the roundprojections 7. The slot 8 extends almost the entire width of the blade 2near its upper edge. The holding band 9 made preferable of springmaterial is shown in Fig. 3, and in the center of its ends are theopenings 10 which fit over projections 7 when the band is in place thusleaving an open space on each side of blade 2 as is readily seen in Fig.2.

The cloth 3 may be one thickness or several and is threaded through slot8 with its ends coming under band 9 on each side of blade 2. Wheninserting cloth 3, pressure is exerted on band 9 so that openings 10slip oif of projections 7 and band 9 may be pushed up, extensions 4 and5 keep it from slipping 01f of blade 2 ent1rely. Cloth 3 is now threadedthrough slot 8 and ends arranged to meet evenly as at 13, one end oneach side of blade 2. Band 9 is now pushed down over the cloth andopenings 10 fit over projections 7 thus holding the cloth in place. Thelower portion of blade 2 acts as a spreader keeping the cloth spread outand aflording a firm surface to oil pans or griddles. When not in usethe oiler may be hung up by opening 1 1.

The operation of this device is easily understood when desirous ofoiling a griddle, skillet, or bake pan, the oiler is dipped in cookingoil or grease and then brushed over the surface to be greased. It willgo into corners of square pans and will give a heavy or thin coating ofoil as needed, while in use the cloth cannot be displaced as it is heldin position by the band 9. When cloth becomes greasy or burned the oldone is pulled out and a new one inserted in a few minutes as explainedabove.

Of course it is understood that the details of construction may bechanged without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a skillet, griddle and bake pan oiler, the combination of a holderwith a blade having a longitudinal slot and provided with extensions tolimit the vertical movement of a holding band at its upper and loweredges, and a cloth and means for holding said cloth in close proximityto the blade on each side.

2. In a skillet, griddle and bake pan oiler, the combination of a holderwith a slotted blade having extensions at each end and a roundprojection just above the lower extensions, and a rectangular holdingband with openings in its ends, said openings fitting over saidprojections to hold the band in its relative position to said blade.

3. In a skillet, griddle and bake pan oiler, the combination of a holderwith a blade having a longitudinal slot at one end, a cloth, and aholding band fitting over said blade and having openings on each side ofsaid blade through which said cloth passes, thus holding it in closecontact with the sides of said blade.

4. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a holder having a transintermediate said opening andthe adjacent verse opening adjacent one end thereof, a end of saidholder. flexiblermember inserted throughv saidopen- I a I -WILLIAM. F.BLAKE. ing andengaging opposite faces of said Witnesses: 5 holder, and abinding band embracing said MICHAEL S. DONOVAN,

holder and engaging said fiexiblemember ANDREW LENHARD Copies of thispatent may bcflobtained iiorufive 0611115383011; by addressing the:Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, 0."

